Australian Open betting favorites

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As the Australian Open is about to end, the tennis players with more chances of winning the tournament are quite clear: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. All of them has delivered strong performances in this Grand Slam and have better winning odds than other players.

Rafael Nadal is the tournament favorite and there are good reasons for this. He is incredibly fit and shows great strength when it comes to overcoming his opponents with fierce pin point shots. On the other hand, Roger Federer is the defending champion and one of the best tennis players in history with a record number of major titles won.

Serbian player Novak Djokovic is another favorite to reach the Australian Open final as his game continues to improve. Finally, Andy Murray is the top British tennis player nowadays and was only one step short of reaching the final of the tennis tournament, after losing to Roger Federer.

Novak Djokovic will now play against Tomas Berdych, while Roger Federer will face Stanislas Wawrinka in quarterfinals, Rafael Nadal will play against Spanish player David Ferrer and Murray will play against tournament revelation Alexandr Dolgopolov. No matter what sport bets and odds say, any of them could be the winner of the 2011 Australian Open.